| Show THE SIBERIAN RAILROAD the work now going on in asia the abe construction of a railroad line across the immense of liveria Siber iala lo 10 one of the greatest importance in the first place it will exceed in length any railroad on the globe by over two miles entire oe ing miles irom from in n the ural moun talus to on the caasi of the be sea men of japao be tore fore the close of this year the road w will III be opened as ae tar lr as the river obi and the government is ia pushing the work with an energy that promises prom laeB to have davra it finished long before the time set get lor or its completion it is carried out silently and without ostentation but it to is none th less lega one of the greatest undertakings of the century the work was begun in 1891 simultaneously at the two extremities of the line it will be a single track road with the probability of the necessity of doubling it in a not distant faure the cost la estimated at about and the government dol defray rays all the expenses expense concerning the motives that decided the russian rulers to undertake this gigantic work la nature points pointe out that they were partly political and partly economics economical in former wars war it has baa been demonstrated that ronald suffered on account of her lack of railroads railroad roads with better facilities of communication muni cation she obe would probably have been able to raise the blockade of sebas in the crimean war and in the same ame way the destruction of russian arsenals arse nala in by european fleets beets proved the necessity of modern lines of communication with the eastern out asiatic coast and thin need teas has only been emphasized by the recent occurrences curren ces there here the conflict between china and japan may blaze up again and in that event the Trans Biberian road will enable russia to play a more important part than hitherto but apart from this the land traversed by the road Is wealthy to in resources beyond calculation in the south we country can be mare to pro duce does cereals enough to supply the he market of the world farther north the ipa immense mense coreita can be used for timber and will be as soon as an transportation facilities are fid MOLS metallic 1110 depoll denoff its are distributed all over siberia iron lead silver copper platinum and gold are found in abundance as an to 10 also coal it to is therefore evident that the road under construction will be of immense benefit to the russian 0 empire ire by it the commerce of too far agam east will be transformed siberia will be people ithe current of immigration for years to 0 o come being likely to turn that way russian statesmen are well aware of 01 the importance of ahlf railroad mod and the government will therefore see to it that it is in rapidly d and opened lor for traffic A suggestion lion has been made that hat the united baates railroad system be oz ex tended to alaska to a terminal no at bering straits Bt such beoh would undoubtedly footer a large trade with asia where machinery of all kinds kinde will be needed speaking or df the siberian road the scientific american observes that it Is to note dote that it if an AlvA alaiyan road connecting with the united states lines linea were it would be possible poa elble to make the circuit of the globe in one mouth the time table it 1 as an fol follose follo lowe wf five days daya from new york to the coast six mix days daya to bering straits fourteen days from bering straits to london lit nilon and six alx days daya from london jonew to new york |
